ABOUT COMMENTARY BY SHELLEY CHRISTIANSEN

Shelley Christiansen is a freelance writer and a regular contributor of features and essays to Martha's Vineyard Magazine. She is also the author of the Wedding Guide for the Grownup Bride, published by Berkley Books in 2000. Shelley has vacationed and lived on Martha's Vineyard since 1962. She makes her home in the town of Oak Bluffs.

You can hear Shelley Christiansen's commentaries on WCAI every other Friday.